Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1918 — REGULAR MEETING OF LITERARY CLUB [ARTICLE]

REGULAR MEETING OF LITERARY CLUB

The general impression that the manless land and the landless man need to be more nearly related, was intensified in the minds of the menbers of the Literary club, who attended the regular meeting held Friday afternoon, as Mrs. C. G. Spitler described in detail the climate, agricultural and mineral wealth of the less progressive countries of South America but Mrs. B. Forsythe in her

paper describing the Transportation Systmes of this great continent, indicated how this relation might be brought about by stating that although South America yields her products so abundantly, yet years will come and go and the unturned plains will await the coming of the plow, while in the congested cities of our own, and other lands, people will live and die never knowing that fresh air exists in any part of the world. But improved means of transportation will change all this and railroads will be built. This development will be as it has been in the United States, a slow but steady growth for railroads are not built in a night, btft follow in the path of progress and civilization. Mrs. J. CL Fleming then described in an equally interesting manner, the ancient city of La Paz, located in the almost inaccessable regions of the Andes and the very modern city of Motevicleo located in the plains of Uruguay. The political portion of the programme was gvien by Mrs. J, C. Gwin. Roll call responses were news itoms from our own state. Mrs. J. D. Martindale and Miss Nina Martindale were received into the membership of |he club and part of the funds received from the sal,e of Red Cross Christmas stamps was placed at the disposal of Mrs. O. F. Parker for a local need. Mrs. J. A. Dunlap closed the meeting by reading the collect.